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How do you make a Double Irish Chain Quilt?
By: Penny Halgren
March seems to be a good time to work on an Irish Chain quilt. Why not a Double Irish Chain?
 This Double Irish Chain quilt is more traditional, using light fabrics as a background, with the chain being a contrasting colors. Click on the picture for a larger image. |
It looks complicated, but really it is pretty straightforward.
The quilt is made from only 2 basic blocks.
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Block Pattern A is a 5 patch made of 25 square patches. In this example, each square patch is 2 inches.
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Block Pattern B has a center square that is 6 inches by 6 inches, and is surrounded by strips that frame the center square. The strips are each 2 inches wide and 6 inches long, with 2 inch square cornerstones.
You can easily change the size of the quilt by changing the size of the square patches or by adding or subtracting blocks.
The blocks simply alternate A then B then A then B then A on the first row (using an example of 5 blocks on each row.
The second row begins with block B then comes A then B then A then B. Each row begins with the alternate block from the row before.
Add borders, quilt and bind - and you're done! Just in time for St. Patty's day. This is also a fun quilt as a friendship gift. Your friends can sign in the large squares, either before or after it is presented to the recipient.
Click on the image of the quilt below and a pdf file will open with the pattern and instructions for the quilt.
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There are two borders - the first one is 2 1/2" and the outside border is 4 1/2" wide.
Both of those sizes are the finished size.
Hope this helps.
Click on the quilt picture to the left to open a .pdf document with the fabric yardage requirements and a printable picture of the quilt.
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
Penny is a quilter of more than 25 years who seeks to interest new quilters and provide them with the resources necessary to create beautiful quilts.
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